The operative mechanic and British machinist : being a practical display of the manufactories and mechanical arts of the United Kingdom /

Nicholson, John,

The operative mechanic and British machinist : being a practical display of the manufactories and mechanical arts of the United Kingdom / By John Nicholson, Esq., civil engineer. - 1st American from the 2d London edition., with additions. - 2 volumes : plates (some folded) ; 22 cm

In protective slip-cases. Foxed. Covers wanting.

volume 1. On matter. Mechanical powers. Mill geering. Animal strength. Water. Wind. Steam. Flour-mills. Hydraulic engines. Simple machines acting as accessors to manufactures. Manufacture of metal. Manufacture of fibrous materials.--v. 2. Sundry manufactures. Horology. Building. Appendix.


Machinery.
Manufactures.
Manufactures--Great Britain.

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